Whilst taking the relatively short train journey from Arkham to Boston the party decided to revisit what they had so far unearthed about the 1919 Carlyle Expedition. A wise and sage move for as Captain Howard pointed out – the Expedition’s timelines did not quite seem to fit.

Amelia Rivers also recalled some intersting information on the Kikuyu tribe. A tribe attributed for the deaths of the Carlyle party.

Boarding at Boston for the train journey to New York there were, unfortunately, no seperate compartments free so each party member sat apart amongst the crowded cabs. A few hours into the journey Aubrey Murray couldn’t help overhearing a convesation that a group of ‘gentlemen’ were having across the aisle. These sharply dressed yet thuggish looking men were discussing Mayer Lansky, a name unknown, and talk about ‘whackinghim‘ also fell upon Murray’s startled ears. Unfortunately his curiosity got the better of him and Murray caught the eye of the main ‘gentleman’, refered to his friends a Gyp Rosetti. Gyp seemed the violent type, a fact Murray soon assertained and attempted to disentangle himself from the growing situation. Colorado Kane, sensing his friend’s predicament, made his way up to Murray and asked him ‘are you packing ?‘ to which Mrray replied ‘ I am but not for this situation’.

After a long, long journey New York finally hove into sight and the panorama of Grand Central Station and the already growing sky-line of sky-scrapers took everybody’s eye.

A nice little history of famous landmarks had been lovingly prepared by the Keeper to be uttered through the ficticious mouth of a cab driver, but he was quickly told to ‘shut thef**k up and get driving‘ by Kane so the wonders of Central Park and the Dakota Appartments were lost in the air. *

It was agreed that the best hotel in town, The Astoria, would make a great base for the party before meeting up with Jackson Elias on the 15th. As Murray was loaded the cost never crossed anyone’s minds although he was seen to go white at one point.

Miss Rivers aquired a pass to The Cotton Club from the cabbie by using her charm and social skills whilst Kans’s valises were thrown to the sidewalk by his disgruntled driver. It was then agreed that some leads should be followed up – Jonah Kensington at Prospero House was Jackson Elias’ publisher, the Telegraph Office was mooted and so was the Archaeological Soceity uptown.

Baptiste and Lowenstein then discussed improbable ways of treating Captain Howard’s bronchial disorder, a by-product of being gassed in the Great War. This unethical practise involved hypnotism, psychotherapy and drugs.

The party then split – a Keeper’s nightmare- Kane to the Archaeological Society and the rest to Prospero House.

Kane learned, after a long long time in the company of a stuttering Prof. Jackobi, that Elias had been here a few days prior and was looking for books on ancient Egypt and The Black Pharoah.

At Prospero House the others learned that Elias had also been here of late and had hurriedly dropped off some research notes. Notes that detailed his movements and mirrored those of the Carlyle Expedition’s. His last set of notes, however, were very unhinged and these Kensington was very reluctant to show the party. After some persuasion and with many promises he relented. The notes were from London and in them Elias rambled about dark things and how he was being followed. Jonah Kensington also supplied two names that Elias had been in contact with whilst in London – Mickey Mahoney editor of The Scoop and Inspector James Barrington of Scotland Yard.

At the Telegraph Office Murray managed to bribe some information from an assistant and found that the telegram received at Arkham had been booked in Jackson Elias’ name and that he had also signed for it. The date and time sent also matched the time and date the Arkham one was received.

Meeting back up for dinner that evening after an exhausting day the party then mused on how to gain an audience with Miss Erica Carlyle…

* Keeper’s note – The Dakota Building was one of the first apartment blocks to be built in New York – so there !

About the Author

Member of the club since 2011. Started roleplaying and gaming back in 1981 although I can trace a love of boardgaming back to my early childhood. My favourite rpg's are Cthulhu, D&D, Runequest and Traveller. Favourite boardgames (at the moment) are Eldritch Horror, Battlestar Galactica and Twilight Struggle. My boardgame collection borders on 120 games (all rammed in the loft).
I have been married to my loveley wife, Sandra, since 1991 and luckily she understands my hobby (or thinks I am clinically insane).

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Phalanx 2018

We are proud to announce the date of the Next Phalanx Show will be Saturday, June 16th, 2018.

To be held at the usual venue of Sutton Community Leisure Centre, Elton Head Road, Saint Helens, Merseyside, WA9 5AU.

Events Booked in the Next 7 Days

We are running an ongoing RuneQuest Campaign set in Sartar. The Empire of the Wyrms Friends are no more and the Lunar Peace does not sit well with the Population The Lunar Peace These are the terms negotiated in 1613 by Redbird on behalf of Temertain for settlement of hostilities between the Imperial forces of the great Red Moon Goddess and the rebellious tribes of the lands of Sartar: • The Provincial Army is allowed to take control of the cities of Boldhome, Duck Point, Wilmskirk, Jonstown, Swenstown, Aldachur and Alone. • Plunder and standards taken from the Lunar army at the Battle of Hofstaring’s Flood shall be returned to the Empire. • Sartar is recognized as an independent client kingdom of the Empire. The King of Sartar agrees to accept a Lunar representative as an advisor. • The rebellious tribes of the Kingdom agree to a tribute of one cow per free adult for the first year and half that each year in perpetuity. • Sacrifices to and worship of the Rebel God Orlanth is forbidden. • The person and property of Lunar citizens shall be inviolate. • Temertain son of Jotisan of the line of Sartar is recognized as the legitimate King of Sartar by one and all. • This treaty is valid for as long as there is a King in Sartar and a Moon in the Sky. May whoever breaks this treaty suffer the loss of the King or their Moon and their lives forfeit. War Clouds are building, Evil Cults from the North of Dragon Pass are pushing South under the Sky of Lunar Ignorance and Tolerance. Snake Pipe Hollows chaotic denizens are getting clever and their plans are spreading South and west turning innocent tribes into mindless shells of Disease and Corruption. It is into this story our Hero’s emerge, From years of Service in Tribal and Mercenary organizations, The Sons of Humakt and their Allies are forging a fellowship that can stand up to the Lunar occupation throw back the spread of the Dark Cults and ultimately bring about Change to the heart of the Lands of Sartar!

Regular Boardgame and or RPG Session Each Week We play a range of board games from 4-6 players mixed styles mixed complexity. We also add in some roleplaying games to the equation from time to time as well as Wargames.

We are running an ongoing RuneQuest Campaign set in Sartar. The Empire of the Wyrms Friends are no more and the Lunar Peace does not sit well with the Population The Lunar Peace These are the terms negotiated in 1613 by Redbird on behalf of Temertain for settlement of hostilities between the Imperial forces of the great Red Moon Goddess and the rebellious tribes of the lands of Sartar: • The Provincial Army is allowed to take control of the cities of Boldhome, Duck Point, Wilmskirk, Jonstown, Swenstown, Aldachur and Alone. • Plunder and standards taken from the Lunar army at the Battle of Hofstaring’s Flood shall be returned to the Empire. • Sartar is recognized as an independent client kingdom of the Empire. The King of Sartar agrees to accept a Lunar representative as an advisor. • The rebellious tribes of the Kingdom agree to a tribute of one cow per free adult for the first year and half that each year in perpetuity. • Sacrifices to and worship of the Rebel God Orlanth is forbidden. • The person and property of Lunar citizens shall be inviolate. • Temertain son of Jotisan of the line of Sartar is recognized as the legitimate King of Sartar by one and all. • This treaty is valid for as long as there is a King in Sartar and a Moon in the Sky. May whoever breaks this treaty suffer the loss of the King or their Moon and their lives forfeit. War Clouds are building, Evil Cults from the North of Dragon Pass are pushing South under the Sky of Lunar Ignorance and Tolerance. Snake Pipe Hollows chaotic denizens are getting clever and their plans are spreading South and west turning innocent tribes into mindless shells of Disease and Corruption. It is into this story our Hero’s emerge, From years of Service in Tribal and Mercenary organizations, The Sons of Humakt and their Allies are forging a fellowship that can stand up to the Lunar occupation throw back the spread of the Dark Cults and ultimately bring about Change to the heart of the Lands of Sartar!